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Location:
Trace Laboratories, Inc.
5 North Park Dr.
Hunt Valley, MD 21030
Phone: (410) 584-9099

When:
Tuesday – Thursday, September 9 – 11, 2008

Reservations and Pricing:
Contact Debby Obitz at Dobitz@tracelabs.com
Or call (410) 584-9099 x230

Course Details:
Certified Instructor Trainer (CIT)

This course consists of 20 hours of training to the IPC-A-600 document. The course will train, test and certify an individual to serve as an IPC-A-600 certified Instructor/Inspector. Upon successfully completing the course, the student will receive an IPC certificate of completion, an instructors guide, a copy of the student handbook, a copy of the IPC-A-600, a copy of the IPC-6012, one test specimen, one set of worker proficiency exams (along with the answer sheets and keys) and one complete set of slides. Once the certificate has been awarded, the student may train others within their company. The course, including the examination, will take 2 ½ days to complete.

Program Outline (All Modules are Mandatory)

Module 1 - Introduction
•Overview of Scope and Purpose
•Defining the Product Classes
•Acceptance Criteria

Module 2 - Externally Observable
Characteristics
•Base Material
•Plated Through Holes
•Unsupported Holes
•Printed Contacts
•Solder Resist
•Dimensional

Module 3 - Internally Observable
Characteristics
•Base Material
•Conductive Patterns
•Plated Through Holes

Module 4 - Miscellaneous
•Rigid/Flexible Printed Circuits
•Metal Core Printed Boards

Cleanliness Testing
Solderability Testing
Electrical Testing